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Talking Teen Services: How Could We Serve Caregiving Youth? (LibrariesLearn/CSL) Online
In 2023, the Healthy Kids Colorado survey asked middle and high schoolers in Colorado whether or not they “provide care for someone in their family or household who is chronically ill, elderly, or disabled with activities they would have difficulty doing on their own one or more days a week.” An estimated 12.4% of high schoolers and 20.5% of middle schoolers responding said yes. Caregiving youth who provide care for adults and/or younger children in their families, households, and communities often go unseen by professionals working in community settings like public and school libraries. We ask “How do I get teens into the library?” instead of asking what responsibilities teens have at home that prevent them from visiting the library. Through large and small group discussion, let's come together to consider what shifts we could make to our spaces, systems, services, and programs that will allow us to meet some of the needs of caregiving youth and those in their care. Participants may want to view the recording of the January 13 panel before this event for additional background information. This will be a HIGHLY interactive session. Please come prepared to actively participate in the discussion.
- Date:
- Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://www.librarieslearn.org/csl-in-session
- Categories:
- Youth Services